찬탈

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 簒奪.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)ntʰa̠ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chantal
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chantal
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ant'al
    Yale Romanization?chānthal

    Noun

    찬탈 • (chantal) (hanja 簒奪)

    1. usurpation

    Derived terms